Amnesty International (http://www.amnesty.org)
‘Amnesty International is a worldwide campaigning movement that works to
promote all the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights and other international standards.' The English language homepage
provides articles on human rights questions and abuses in countries around the
globe.
Association de Réflexion et d'Information sur le Burundi (ARIB) (http://www.arib.info/)
Established in Belgium in 1995 as a non-profit organization to promote Burundian
cultural values and to share information with the goal of promoting understanding.
In French.
AsylumLaw.org (http://www.asylumlaw.org)
"Run by an international consortium of agencies that help asylum seekers
in Australia, Canada, the United States, and several countries in Europe. Over
95% of the content on this site is open to the public, including asylum seekers
from any country and the lawyers or advocates who represent them."
Burundi Government (http://www.burundi.gov.bi/)
This official government site is very slow loading. Although the user is offered
a choice of an English or French version to view, when checked in September 2002,
only the French version was functioning.
Burundi Information (http://www.burundi.org/)
"This site offers you various informations [sic] about the political and
social development of Burundi. You also have the opportunity to give your own
opinion on the country's problems and on ways to overcome them." Available
in French, English, or German versions.
Burundi Information
(CNDD-FDD) (http://www.burundi-info.com/menu.asp?LAN=anglais&pix=5)
Available in French, English, Kirundi or Kiswahili versions. The CNDD-FDD (Conseil
National pour la Défense de la Démocratie Forces pour la Défense
de la Démocratie) of Burundi presents news about current events in Burundi
and documents about its political philosophy and perspectives.
Burundi
and the Greater Great Lakes Region -- Reports (http://ccrweb.ccr.uct.ac.za/burundi%5Freports/burundireports-index.html)
"The following Reports have been written by Jan VAN ECK - senior consultant
in conflict analysis and -resolution at The Centre for Conflict Resolution' (CCR)
[Rondebosch, South Africa], and manager of its Great Lakes Region project - Facilitating
Dialogue. The reports summarise developments in the Burundian Peace Process,
both internally and externally. They are based on active and intense interaction
with key role-players amongst virtually all Burundian parties involved in the
conflict, inside and outside Burundi."
Burundi-Bushasha.com (http://www.burundi-bushasha.com/)
"CREICAR( Centre for Research, Expertise and Information on the Central
African Region) is an international NGO interested in the Great Lakes, particularly
Burundi. It covers among others: conflicts resolution, human rights and the repatriation
of refugees to their home lands. CREICAR has decided to launch a web site (www.burundi-bushasha.com)
which will serve as one of the major sources of information on the daily socio-politico-economic
events in Burundi, for the interest of the public and those international NGOs
following closely the situation in Burundi." May be viewed in English or
in French.
Burundi. Service charge des entreprises
publiques - SCEP (http://www.burundi.gov.bi/scep/)
In French. It offers a range of statistical, and legal information concerning
establishing business entreprises in Burundi.
CIA -- The
World Factbook (http://www.odci.gov/cia/ationspublic/factbook/index.html)
An annual publication of the CIA, contains up-to-date information on all aspects
of the political, social and military history of a particular country.
Center for Strategic and International Studies (http://www.csis.org/)
A Washington, DC based think-tank which sponsors seminars and conferences and
issues reports on terrorism, United States foreign policy, and several regions
of the world including the Middle East and Africa.
Centre Indépendant de Recherches et d'Initiatives pour le Dialogue (CIRID)(http://membres.lycos.fr/cirid/)
"The ICRID is an African non-Governmental, non-profit making organisation
founded in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1996. The Centre specializes in the research
of peaceful issues of conflicts; its means of intervention are training, communication
and the creation of spaces of dialogue." Available for viewing in either
French or English.
Centre pour la Promotion de la Liberté d'Expression et de la Tolérance
dans la Région des Grands-Lacs (CPLTGL) (http://www.cpltgl.com/index.asp)
Based in Kigali, Rwanda, this non-profit organization seeks to collect and disseminate
information about human rights in the Great Lakes Region. In French.
Chiefs of State and Cabinet
Ministers of Foreign Governments (http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/chiefs/)
Constantly updated lists of important governmental officers and their position
of all the world's countries is published by the CIA as a part of its website.
Conseil National
pour la Défense de la Démocratie - Forces pour
la Défense de la Démocratie (CNDD-FDD) (http://club.euronet.be/pascal.karolero/cndd.burundi/)
This site for the CNDD-FDD, or in English, the National Council for the Defence
of Democracy, offers a statement of the "Nyangomiste" movement's historical
development and political philosophy. The site's documents are mostly in French.
Council for Peace in the Great Lakes Region
-- Conseil pour la Paix dans la Région
des Grands Lacs Africains (CPRGLA) (http://www.chez.com/cprgla/)
Based in Canada, this organization's web site offers news articles on the current
economic, political and social environment of Burundi, Rwanda, and the Democratic
Republic of the Congo. In French.
Derechos Cafe - A Human Rights Hangout (http://www.derechos.net)
Offers documents, web links arranged by region and country, news reports as well
as a directory of human rights organizations.
Encyclopedia.com (http://www.encyclopedia.com)
From the Electronic Library, searching the Encyclopedia.com by country provides
numerous narrative articles on its history, culture, politics.
Federation of American Scientists (http://www.fas.org)
The Federation of American Scientists (FAS) "is the oldest organization
dedicated to ending the worldwide arms race, achieving complete nuclear disarmament,
and avoiding the use of nuclear weapons for any purpose." Whatever one's
views are on its goals, a search of the site yields valuable information on a
country's armament found only with difficulty elsewhere.
Fondation Hirondelle -- Media for Peace
and Human Dignity (http://www.hirondelle.org/)
The site may be viewed in French, German or English. "The Hirondelle Foundation
is an organization of journalists which sets up and operates media services in
crisis areas. ... Since its foundation in 1995, Hirondelle, which means swallow,
has established and managed Radio Agatashya in the Great Lakes region of Africa,
Star Radio in Liberia, the Hirondelle News Agency at the International Criminal
Tribunal for Rwanda at Arusha in Tanzania, Radio Blue Sky in Kosovo, Radio Ndeke
Luka in Bangui in the Central African Re, Morispublic Hamutuk, a radio program
for refugees in Timor and Radio Okapi in the Democratic Republic of Congo."
Global IDP Project (http://www.db.idpproject.org)
"Raising awareness on the plight of people internally displaced by conflict."
Great Lakes Press (http://pages.infinit.net/glp/index.htm)
Offers a variety of documents and articles about Burundi and Rwanda; some in
English and others in French.
Human Rights Watch (http://www.hrw.org/)
"Human Rights Watch is an independent, nongovernmental organization, supported
by contributions from private individuals and foundations worldwide." Search
its records for reports on the human rights records, abuses, etc. of any given
country.
INCORE: Conflict
Data Service: Regional Internet Guides (http://www.incore.ulst.ac.uk/cds/countries/index.html)
Founded in 1993, INCORE (Initiative in Conflict Resolution and Ethnicity) offers
a number of publications and services, including internet guides to particular
countries involved in conflict. "Each guide lists sources which have unique,
relevant and preferably substantive content relating to ethnicity and/or conflict
in the country/region concerned."
Inshuti (http://www2.minorisa.es/inshuti/)
Available in Catalan, French, Spanish and English versions. Offers a number of
documents and links to organizations working on Central African human rights
issues.
International
Crisis Group - Central Africa (http://www.intl-crisis-group.org/projects/project.cfm?subtypeid=5)
"The International Crisis Group (ICG) is a private, multinational organisation,
with over 80 staff members on five continents, working through field-based analysis
and high-level advocacy to prevent and resolve deadly conflict." The page
for Central Africa has links to reports specifically about Burundi, Democratic
Republic of Congo, and Rwanda.
International Documentation Network on the Great African Lakes Region (http://www.grandslacs.net/home.html)
Offering documents in English and French, searchable by key word, this site states
its objective "is to disseminate as widely as possible a large amount of "grey
litterature" [sic], i.e. unpublished or scarcely distributed written documents.
It tries as well to organise meetings, and to develop points of consultation
in the region."
International Foundation for Election Systems (http://www.ifes.org)
The IFES "provides professional advice and technical assistance in promoting
democracy and serves as an information clearinghouse on democratic development." The
sites offers reports on anticipated and past elections and progress towards democracy
around the world.
Journal of Humanitarian Assistance (http://www.jha.ac/)
Published at the Department of Peace Studies, University of Bradford, Bradford,
U.K., this site may be searched for articles in the journal concerning a particular
country.
Ligue burundaise des droits de l'homme --
Iteka (http://www.ligue-iteka.bi/)
This human rights organization offers a number of documents and news reports
concerning the status of rights in Burundi. In French.
National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (Washington, D.C.) (http://www.ndi.org)
"The National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI) is a
nonprofit organization working to strengthen and expand democracy worldwide.
Calling on a global network of volunteer experts, NDI provides practical assistance
to civic and political leaders advancing democratic values, practices and institutions.
NDI works with democrats in every region of the world to build political and
civic organizations, safeguard elections, and to promote citizen participation,
openness and accountability in government." Searchable by country and key
word.
Nations of the world (http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/nations.html)
Guide to legal materials of all types gathered by the Law Library of the U.S.
Congress. Searchable by country name.
Permanent Missions To The United Nations (http://www.un.int/)
This English language home page offers statements of mission, policy, articles,
and other vital information relating to individual countries' missions
to the United Nations.
Political Resources on the Net (http://www.politicalresources.net)
Website covers all aspects of government, the ministries, the political parties,
elections, as well as the news media.
Refugees International (http://www.refugeesinternational.org)
Searchable by region of the world and then by country, offering a number of reports
on the situation of refugees, the reasons for leaving their country of origin
and living conditions in the country of destination.
UNHCR (http://www.unhcr.ch/)
Offers UNHCR documents and reports as well as press releases from other news
agencies. Searchable by the name of the country of origin or by the name of the
country of destination.
UNRISD On-Line (U.N. Research Institute for
Social Development) (http://www.unrisd.org/)
"UNRISD carries out research on the social dimensions of contemporary problems
affecting development. Through its research, UNRISD stimulates dialogue and contributes
to policy debates within and outside the United Nations system.
Umuco.com (http://umuco.com)
Mostly cites French sources, but may be searched in English. Offers a very useful
biographical database of Burundians.
United Nations (http://www.un.org)
The official site of the United Nations provides articles, reports, etc. in several
languages on all aspects of the initiatives and mission of that organization
as well as on the contemporary life, culture, society, international relations,
etc. of all the countries and peoples of the world.
United States Committee for Refugees
(USCR) (http://www.refugees.org/index.cfm)
Founded in 1958 to complement the UN's initiative to aid refugees, the
USCR's site offers brief and detailed reports on refugee status in and
from the various countries of the world.
United States. Department of State (http://www.state.gov)
Numerous documents concerning diplomatic and international relations, travel
advice and warnings relating to the countries of the world are available on the
State Department's official site by searching under a particular country's
name.
United States. Department of State Report on Human Rights Practices (http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/)
This web site lists the reports for 1999-2001.
The World Bank Group (http://www.worldbank.org)
A search by country yields numerous English language reports on the economic
development of regions of the world and the World Bank Groups' advice,
initiatives and warnings concerning them.
World Statesmen (http://www.worldstatesmen.org)
"World Statesmen is an attempt at a comprehensive and accurate list of
the heads of state and heads of government (and, in certain cases, de facto leaders
occupying neither of those formal positions) for all countries and territories,
going back to about 1700 or in some cases earlier. Some go further back, some
only from their creation. Some subdivisions of some countries are present including
native or traditional polities, provinces, or states. This sight also lists the
leaders of international, religious, and governmental organizations." Searchable
by leader or by nation, offers a map of the country, audio and text versions
of the national anthem, and text of the national constitution for most countries.
World Trade Organization (http://www.wto.org/)
Headquartered in Switzerland the WTO, made up of member governments from around
the globe, is dedicated to topics concerning international trade and development.
Its English language "website contains material for a range of users, from
the general public to students, academics and trade specialists. It includes
introductions to WTO activities and a large database of official documents."
Worldwide Governments on the
WWW (http://www.gksoft.com/govt/en/world.html)
Provides links to governmental institutions and political parties around the
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